The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) be included on the state’s Democratic presidential primary ballot after initially being excluded by the Wisconsin Presidential Preference Selection Committee. Phillips will now join President Joe Biden in appearing on the ballot for the primary scheduled for April 2. The state’s high court ruled that […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-VT) lagging fundraising during the final quarter of 2023 could be an indication that the longtime Democratic socialist icon may be getting ready to retire. Sanders has said in recent days he’ll soon decide whether to seek a fourth term in the Senate, and his office did not respond to the Washington Examiner’s […]
Millions of borrowers will see their student loan portfolios transferred to another company as one of the nation’s largest servicers announced its plans to leave the industry. Navient announced this week it entered a binding letter of intent with the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri, or MOHELA, to outsource servicing of […]
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is facing criticism over his questioning during a hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew earlier this week. Cotton asked Chew several times whether he had any personal relationship with China. Chew was voluntarily present at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to address children’s safety on his platform. Other social media […]
In 11 days, the Michigan Department of Treasury will begin distributing payments worth an average of $550 to eligible taxpayers as part of an expansion to the state’s working families tax credit. Roughly 700,000 households are set to get a check from the expanded tax credit on a rolling basis over a five-to-six-week period, beginning on Feb. 13, according to the […]
One California congressional race is getting heated as two Democratic hopefuls vie to represent a toss-up Orange County seat held by Senate hopeful Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA). State Sen. David Min and litigator Joanna Weiss have been publicly feuding for the Orange County seat through ads over the past couple of weeks. An ad released […]
Two consultants hired by the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Thursday that Republican-drawn legislative maps were “partisan gerrymanders” that shouldn’t be considered but stopped short of throwing out the four maps drawn up by Democratic lawmakers. Consultants Jonathan Cervas, a professor from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and Bernard Grofman, a political science professor from the […]
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a conservative student group’s efforts to force the U.S Military Academy at West Point to cease its race-based admissions policies, saying that the case is still “underdeveloped” in lower court proceedings. “The application for writ of injunction pending appeal presented to Justice Sotomayor and by her referred to the […]
ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA — Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a biting denouncement of former President Donald Trump during a “Get Out The Vote” rally at South Carolina State University Friday, marking the final event for the Biden-Harris campaign ahead of Saturday’s “First in the Nation” primary. The choice to have Harris close out South Carolina […]
Former President Donald Trump claimed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis‘s prosecution of him on racketeering charges is “totally discredited” after Willis disclosed her relationship with a prosecutor on the case. Trump accused Willis of being “able to get her ‘lover’ much more money” by going after him with the prosecution in the Peach State […]
